Professional
Licensed and Bonded Pennsylvania Auctioneer for nearly 20 years,
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Named
Pennsylvania's Auctioneer of the Year in 2004.

35+
years Antiques Dealer experience.

Author
of 20 published books, and numerous Antiques-related articles.

Consultant,
Lecturer, and Public Speaker.

Personal
Property Appraisal Services

A
Personal Property Appraisal is an Opinion of Value, set forth by a qualified and
experienced appraiser, based upon research into what comparable items have recently
sold for, in current and comparable markets.

Whether
you are seeking a Personal Property Appraisal for legal purposes, personal reasons,
or just to learn what something may be worth, Michael Ivankovich Appraisals can
probably help. As a licensed & bonded Auctioneer, professional Appraiser,
published Author, and experienced Antiques Dealer, Michael Ivankovich Appraisals
offers more than 35 years of Personal Property valuation experience.

We
also offer a wide variety of appraisal services designed to help you understand
what your personal property may be worth in today's rapidly changing market.

USPAP-compliant
Appraisals on Single Items or Entire Households or Estates

In-Home
Verbal Walk-Through Valuations

On-Line
Appraisals

Appraisals
of Collections or Specialty Items

Types
of Appraisals Offered

People
need appraisals for a wide variety of reasons. We can offer appraisal services
for any of these needs:

Sometimes you find yourself dealing with an estate or personal property situation
where you are uncertain whether there is sufficient value to warrant the expense
of a complete appraisal. For these situations we offer Preliminary Narrative Appraisals
which can be especially helpful for Attorneys, Banks, Executors and Fiduciaries.
With a Preliminary Narrative Appraisal we can personally inspect the estate or
personal property situation and provide a quick, low cost written opinion of value
in order to help our clients decide whether a more detailed USPAP Appraisal is
warranted.

More
specifically, we can personally inspect the personal property and issue a written
narrative report which provides:

The
Formal Dining Room, as we know it, is on the decline... and nearing
extinction. It is used less frequently by the 60+ generation today
than it was in previous decades, and the 30-50+ generation uses
it far less frequently than their parent's generation. As a result,
the value of what is in the traditional formal dining room...
including the furniture, china & glass, and most accessories...
have declined dramatically in recent years. This article will
provide readers with the top 4 reasons why the value of their
dining room contents is probably worth far less today than it
was in previous years.

Complimentary
2-Part Column on Value

Values
are constantly changing in the world of antiques & collectiblews, but what
does "value" really mean? Value is an imprecise term that can mean different
things to different people, especially in today's changing marketplace. You are
welcome to print out a 2-part column (in pdf format) that was recently published
by Michael Ivankovich.